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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in black and blue under a clear glaze
Buff fritware, painted in black and blue under a clear, slightly crazed glaze with a greenish tinge.
Shape: bi-conical bowl with plain rim and moderately high, slightly splayed, foot ring
Interior: on the rim, a black pseudo-calligraphic frieze, comprising a repeating “V” shapes and dots, is painted against a blue background, separated by vertical lines. On the body, a repeating Arabic (kufic) frieze is painted, alternately, in reserve against a black background, or outlined in black against a blue background. A wide black concentric band delineates the decoration in the base, which comprises a central roundel with scrolling vegetation, painted in reserve against a black or blue background. Black diagonal lines and commas, on the exterior of the cartouche, divide the remaining space. Glaze is pooled in the base. On the base and lower body, scar marks have formed, probably the result of contact with other vessels during firing.
Exterior: Rim is painted blue with interlocking half-oval shapes in black decorating the upper body. The glaze runs unevenly over the lower body but not below the carination.
History note: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead
H. S. Reitlinger Bequest 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 9 cm
Weight: 379 g
Width: 20.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
12th Century-13th Century
Circa
1100
CE
-
1299
CE
Interior
composed of
pigment
( black, blue)
glaze
( clear)
Exterior Upper Body
composed of
pigment
( black, blue)
Exterior Body
composed of
glaze
( clear, slightly crazed glaze with a greenish tinge, runs unevenly over the lower body but not below the carination)
Rim
Diameter 20.5 cm
Base
Diameter 7.7 cm
Throwing : Buff fritware, painted in black and blue under a clear, slightly crazed glaze with a greenish tinge
Accession number: C.533-1991
Primary reference Number: 75447
Packing number: ISCER 957
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/75447 Accessed: 2024-12-18 13:12:31
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